Mikel Arteta hires professional pickpockets to teach Arsenal squad a specific lesson
Mikel Arteta has reportedly come up with an interesting tactic to teach his Arsenal squad important lessons: hiring pickpockets.
The Spanish It has had a great influence on the gunmen' promotion to Premier League title contenders for the last two seasons.
Arsenal finished second behind Manchester City on both occasions and took it down to the final day in the previous campaign.
It is clear that there is still work to be done to achieve the coveted crown, although it seems that they are getting closer to achieving it.
And to help with that final push towards a first league title in 21 years, Arteta has opted for an unusual method to prepare his team.
As reported by The athleticHe secretly hired professional pickpockets for a team dinner.
Their job was to go around the tables of unsuspecting Arsenal fans to take their phones and wallets.
After the meal, Arteta stood in front of his team and asked them to empty their pockets, as many were missing items.
It is said that the idea behind this was to teach the importance of three valuable aspects: being ready, alert and prepared at all times.
Arteta has not been shy about employing interesting methods to motivate his team since taking charge at Arsenal in 2019.
During the 2021/22 season, he played Liverpool's iconic pre-match song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' about speakers during training.
Although the aim was to get the players used to the atmosphere, the North London team fell to a dismal 4-0 defeat.
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However, in the same campaign, he also showed players an earlier tweet from Ivan Toney that Apparently they made fun of them after Brentford beat the Gunners 2-1 on the opening day.
“You're playing at our house today, boys, there's only one team on that damn pitch, and it's us!” he shouted before they won 2-1.
Arsenal will be desperate to end their two-decade wait for the Premier League title in the 2024/25 season.
The Gunners drew 1-1 with Bournemouth at the start of their pre-season before beating Manchester United 2-1.
Despite losing 2-1 to Liverpool, they sealed a comfortable 4-1 home win against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday night.
Arsenal will be back at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday to face Lyon in their final pre-season test.
Then they host the Wolves. August 17thwith Arteta and Co hoping a win will kick-start their road to title glory.
